The Girl Who Survived

by Liisa Jackson

In this deviously volatile, deliciously creepy thriller from the #1 New York Times bestseller,the lone
survivor of a brutal family massacre must uncover the awful truth about the fateful night that left her forever marked…

Has she already had her last chance to be the final girl?

All her life, she’s been the girl who survived. Orphaned at age seven after a horrific killing spree at her family’s Oregon cabin, Kara McIntyre is still searching for some kind of normal. But now, twenty years later, the past has come thundering back. Her brother, Jonas, who was convicted of the murders has unexpectedly been released from prison. The press is in a frenzy again. And suddenly, Kara is receiving cryptic messages from her big sister, Marlie—who hasn’t been seen or heard from since that deadly Christmas Eve when she hid little Kara in a closet with a haunting, life-saving Don’t make a sound.

As people close to her start to die horrible deaths, Kara, who is slowly and surely unraveling, believes she is the killer’s ultimate target.

Kara survived once. But will she survive again? How many times can she be the girl who survived?

423 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 12, 2022

Reviews

[Kateri Russell · Rating 3 out of 5]

3⭐️ all that for what…. I was bored

[Mary Nygaard · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was the slowest book I’ve ever read! It was painful trying to finish it. I didn’t feel like there were any great “twists & turns”.

[Maggie Zigler · Rating 2 out of 5]

Spoilers!!!
So so slow!!! I kept waiting for something big to happen and it never did. And then you get to the solution and go “no way it could have happened like that. That makes zero sense”. Very boring slow read!
I’m very apprehensive with authors that churn out book after book…and this is an example of why.

[Michele Fleming · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book was very slow. The characters weren’t that interesting. I had a difficult time finishing it. This was my first book written by Lisa Jackson and I’ve heard great things about her books so I had high expectations but this book didn’t live up to the hype.

[Karen MacLaurin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I agree with some of the reviews about the slow pace of the book. Some editing to shorten it would have helped. It was, a psychological slow thriller. Since I picked it up and put it down, I had to reacquaint myself with the various characters many times.

[Alison Minty · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the start of the book, good story but I feel like the ending was lacking. Was a big build up to a fairly quick and easy ending. What I thought was the case was the ending… fairly predictable.. would make for a good movie though.

[Penny Theriault · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lisa Jackson never disappoints. I love the twists and turns and then it's back to who you thought it might be but yup there's another bump in the road of who done it!! Great read

[Karin E. Macomber · Rating 4 out of 5]

And yet another author discovered. This woman has written 75 novels! Can’t wait to read more.

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another 5 star! I had read most of her books........they don't disappoint!

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Average thriller, disappointing ending.